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A humble plant, growing in patches on the borders of 
tanks and wet grounds; every branch of which within a few 
joints of the parent plant takes root, and produces a new set 
of plants and branches. "There can be no doubt that this is 
the plant which Smith describes, (and of which he probably 
received specimens from both Koenig and Rottler,) as I have 
specimens in my herbarium labelled by Rottler, ** Pederota 
cochlearifolia.” It is in flower and fruit for several months 
during the rainy and cool season. I have only found it in 
the Tanjore country, and therefore suspect that it is a rare 
plant. 
[Sir James E. Smith is probably correct in referring this to 
the Microcarpea of Mr. Brown. The general structure of 
the flowers is the same, and in reference to Mr. Brown's 
remarks upon our plant, “that it differs principally from 
Microcarpea in the valveless capsule,” Sir James observes, 
that though the capsule “ usually breaks at the sides,” yet 
* traces of two distinct valves, each with a narrow partition 
from its centre, may easily be perceived, and these sometimes 
separate regularly at the top in the usual way, even to the 
base, as we find by examining various specimens.” —H.] 
Surry. Tas. XXIX. Fig. 1, Flower. Fig. 2, The same laid 
open; the pistil, Fig. 3, being removed. Fig. 4, Section 
of the germen :—magnified. 
XXX. 
VILLARSIA MACROPHYLLA. 
PrwrAwpRiA MowocYNia. Nat. Ord. GrwriAwE:S aff. Br. 
Cal. 5-(8-) partitus. Cor. subrotata, limbo patente, 5-(8-) par- 
tito, laciniis disco plano basi barbato v. squamulato, mar- 
ginibus adscendentibus sestivatione inflexis. Stamina 5 
(ad 8) laciniis alterna. Stylus 1. Stigma bi-(-5-) lobum, 
lobis dentatis. Glandule 5 hypogynee, staminibus alterna. 
Capsula polysperma, unilocularis, bivalvis (in aquaticis 
- evalvis), valvularum axibus seminiferis. | Folia simplicia.— 
Herba natantes vel paludose. Folia alterna, raro opposita, 
